A wonderfully weird new novel from an award-winning author

Coming November 2026

Strange Talk by Lynda Clark
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‘Exquisite… tender and romantic and yet searing with gritty reality’

The Sunday Post

Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe
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‘Warm, uplifting and set in a bookshop! What more could you ask for in a book?’

Stephanie Butland, author of Lost for Words

The Hometown Bookshop by Jenna Warren
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‘Understated and elegant’

The Irish Times

Before the Leaves Fall by Clare O’Dea
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FAIRLIGHT BOOKS: HOME OF STANDOUT STORYTELLING

Featured Books

Fairlight Books is an independent publishing house, home to award-winning authors and celebrating the best of contemporary storytelling. Explore a selection of our titles below to find your next captivating read.

Blurred Faces

Blurred Faces

Allan Radcliffe
Before the Leaves Fall

Before the Leaves Fall

Clare O’Dea
The Hometown Bookshop

The Hometown Bookshop

Jenna Warren
The Maiden of Florence

The Maiden of Florence

Katherine Mezzacappa
Please Fear Me

Please Fear Me

Jennifer Love
Mother Sea

Mother Sea

Lorraine Wilson
The Fish

The Fish

Joanne Stubbs
Temper

Temper

Phoebe Walker

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All Books Fairlight Moderns General Fiction Non-Fiction Short Story Collections

Discover original short fiction from a host of talented writers

Short Story of the Week

Christopher Quinn

Elizabeth Wassel

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More Short Stories

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FAIRLIGHT MODERNS

Pocket-sized short novels with a strong sense of place

Dancing in the Shallows

Dancing in the Shallows

Clare Reddaway
Missing Words

Missing Words

Loree Westron
Taking Flight

Taking Flight

JT Torres
A Good Year

A Good Year

Polis Loizou
Bottled Goods

Bottled Goods

Sophie van Llewyn
Atlantic Winds

Atlantic Winds

William Prendiville
Blue Postcards

Blue Postcards

Douglas Bruton
The Two-Tailed Snake

The Two-Tailed Snake

Nod Ghosh

More Fairlight Moderns

More Fairlight Moderns

Bookish news, author interviews and all the latest from Fairlight Books

News & Features

Fairlight Books has acquired Lynda Clark’s second novel, Strange Talk

19th May 2026

Fairlight Books has acquired Lynda Clark’s second novel, Strange Talk
Advice for aspiring authors

20th August 2025

Advice for aspiring authors
Fairlight Books has acquired Allan Radcliffe’s second novel, Blurred Faces

9th May 2025

Fairlight Books has acquired Allan Radcliffe’s second novel, Blurred Faces
Interview with Douglas Bruton Plus an Exclusive Extract

28th February 2025

Interview with Douglas Bruton Plus an Exclusive Extract
Interview with Jennifer Love Plus an Exclusive Extract

11th September 2024

Interview with Jennifer Love Plus an Exclusive Extract